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. 2007 Oct 25;8:31. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-8-31

Table 1.

Sample Size Required for 90% Power to Detect a Difference in Means or a Difference in Responder Rates

μ x0 Responder Rates Per Group Sample Per Group Sample
pX pC Size – Difference in Means Size – Difference in Rates
0.2 0 54.0% 46.0% 526 827
0.2 1 18.4% 13.6% 526 1204
0.2 2 2.9% 1.8% 526 4053

0.5 0 59.9% 40.1% 84 133
0.5 1 22.7% 10.6% 84 197
0.5 2 4.0% 1.2% 84 689

1.0 0 69.1% 30.9% 21 34
1.0 1 30.9% 6.7% 21 53
1.0 2 6.7% 0.6% 21 200